Freelance Travel Spend & Market Explorer

About the Opportunity

We are building PayMoji, an app that lets travelers ditch bulky wallets and pay like a local using native QR codes across Southeast Asia. To make sure it works seamlessly in the real world, we need people with eyes and ears on the ground—observant, street-savvy travelers who can map out exactly how people spend money in the cities they’re already exploring.

We are looking to work with people in Vietnam and the Philippines, with new locations opening soon in Thailand and Cambodia. Feel free to reach out in advance.

What You Will Do

• Hit the Streets: Go about your normal day—visit cafes, night markets, and local vendors—and document the payment experience.
• Test in the Wild: Use PayMoji to scan local QR codes where you eat, shop, and travel, and report back on how smoothly (or not) the transaction goes.
• Map the Market: Help us understand local cash-versus-digital dynamics, including which vendors accept QR codes, where cash is still dominant, and the biggest physical barriers to paying digitally in your current city.
• Gather On-the-Ground Intel: Observe and document how local merchants react to foreign travelers using local digital payment methods.

Who We Are Looking For

• The Authentic Traveler: You understand what it’s like to be a traveler or digital nomad. You can empathize with users and provide deep, customer-minded insights because you experience this reality every day.
• Naturally Curious: You enjoy interacting with locals, asking questions, and noticing the small details about how a city functions.
• Self-Motivated: You can manage a simple research brief independently and provide clear, honest feedback from the road.

Why Collaborate With Us

• Earn While Exploring: This is a project-based, freelance role. You do not need to sit at a desk—your “office” is the market, the cafe, or the hostel.
• No Disruption to Your Lifestyle: Complete tasks while doing what you were already planning to do.
• Open Possibilities: As PayMoji grows across Southeast Asia, strong on-the-ground insights can lead to more project opportunities or ongoing collaboration.

How to Apply

1. Send a short bio about who you are, where you’re from, what you’re doing in Southeast Asia, and why you’re interested in working with PayMoji.
2. Share one quick story about the most annoying cash or payment issue you’ve experienced on your current trip.
3. From your point of view, if you had to improve/change/modify one thing about the app, what would it be?

PayMoji: Google Play | App Store